DAY ONE: 1 JUNE 2016
| 0830-1000 hrs | : | TEA/REFRESHMENTS AND REGISTRATION |
| 1000-1100 | : | INAUGURAL SESSION |
| Venue | : | Multipurpose Hall |
| Welcome and Opening remarks | : | Professor Alakh N. Sharma Director, Institute for Human Development (IHD) New Delhi |
| Remarks | : | Mr. Onno Ruhl Country Director – India The World Bank |
| Remarks by the Chairperson | : | Professor S.R. Hashim Chairman, IHD; Former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission and Former Member- Secretary, Planning Commission, Government of India |
| Inaugural Address | : | Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Honourable Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Government of India |
| Vote of Thanks | : | Mr. David Warren Practice Manager, Social Development, South Asia Region, The World Bank |
| 1100-1130 | : | TEA |
| 1130-1330 | : | Can Growth, Equality and Sustainability Co-exist as Development Goals? |
| Venue | : | Multipurpose Hall |
| Chair | : | Nitin Desai Chairman, Institute of Economic Growth and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations |
| Speakers | : | Iyanatul Islam  Adjunct Professor, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia and formerly Chief Employment and Labour Market Policies Branch ILO, Geneva |
| : | Kirit Parikh Former Member, Planning Commission Government of India |
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| : | Marcelo Medeiros Professor, University of Brasilia and Research Fellow IPEA (Brazilian Institute for Applied Economic Research) |
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| : | Sudipto Mundle Emeritus Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi and Member, 14th Finance Commission, Government of India |
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| 1330-1430 | : | |
| 1430-1630 | : | |
Thematic Session 1.1: Jobs and Economic Security
| Venue | : | Multipurpose Hall |
| Chairperson | : | S. Mahendra Dev Professor and Director, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai |
| Discussant | : | Sher Verick Deputy Director, International Labour Organisation Decent Work Team, South Asia and Country Office, India |
Thematic Session 2.1: Education for Capability Expansion
| Venue | : | Seminar Room III (First Floor) |
| Chairperson | : | N.V. Varghese Director, Centre for Policy in Higher Education, National University of Educational Planning and Administration New Delhi |
| Discussant | : | Rukmini Banerji Chief Executive Officer, Pratham Education Foundation |
Thematic Session 5.1: Challenge of Improving Environment
| Venue | : | Conference Hall II, Main Building (Above Dinning Room) |
| Chairperson | : | Sachin Chaturvedi Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, New Delhi |
| Discussant | : | Ratan Khasnabis Professor of Economics, Department of Business Management University of Calcutta |
Thematic Session: 6.1: Strengthening Social Protection
| Venue | : | Seminar Room II (First Floor) |
| Chairperson | : | Ravi Srivastava Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| Discussant | : | Shakti Sinha Director, India Foundation, New Delhi and Former Principal Secretary to the Government of NCT of Delhi |
Thematic Session 7.1: Social Inclusion
| Venue | : | Seminar Room I (First Floor) |
| Chairperson | : | Maitreyi B. Das Global Lead - Social Inclusion The World Bank |
| Discussant | : | G. Omkarnath Professor, Department of Economics, University of Hyderabad |
| 1630-1700 | : | |
| 1700-1900 | : | Managing Growth for Social Inclusion in South Asia |
| Venue | : | Multipurpose Hall |
| Chair | : | Deepak Nayyar Emeritus Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi |
| Speakers | : | Selim Raihan Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka and Executive Director, South Asia Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM), Dhaka |
| : | Bishwambher Pyakuryal President, Nepal Economic Association |
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Sonalde Desai Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, USA and Senior Fellow, National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi |
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| : | S. Akbar Zaidi Professor, Columbia University, USA and Adjunct Professor Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan |
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S.T. Hettige
Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Colombo Sri Lanka |
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| 1930 | : | RECEPTION AND CONFERENCE DINNER |
DAY TWO: 2 JUNE 2016
| 0830 hrs | : | |
| 0900-1100 | : | Social Policy and Inclusion: Global Experiences |
| Venue | : | Multipurpose Hall |
| Chair | : | Sukhadeo Thorat Chairman, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) New Delhi |
| Presentation | : | Francisco H. G. Ferreira Senior Adviser, Development Research Group The World Bank |
| Panelists | : | Kristoffel Lieten Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Amsterdam |
| : | Renana Jhabvala Chairperson, SEWA Bharat |
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| : | Siddiqur Osmani Professor of Developmental Economics, Ulster University, United Kingdom |
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| 1100-11.30 | : | TEA |
| 1130-1330 | : | |
Thematic Session 1.2: Jobs and Economic Security
| Venue | : | Multipurpose Hall |
| Chairperson | : | T.C.A. Anant Secretary and Chief Statistician, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India |
| Discussant | : | Arup Mitra Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi |
Thematic Session 2.2: Education for Capability Expansion
| Venue | : | Seminar Room II (First Floor) |
| Chairperson | : | Geeta Gandhi Kingdon Professor of Education and International Development Institute of Education, University College, London |
| Discussant | : | Alok Kumar
Associate Professor, Department of Economics University of Victoria |
Thematic Session 3.1: Food and Nutritional Security
| Venue | : | Seminar Room III (First Floor) |
| Chairperson | : | Bishnu Dev Pant Executive Director, Institute for Integrated Development Studies Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Discussant | : | M. H. Suryanarayana
Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Mumbai |
Thematic Session 4.1: Building Healthy Lives
| Venue | : | Seminar Room I (First Floor) |
| Chairperson | : | Achin Chakraborty Professor of Economics, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata |
| Discussant | : | Pradeep K Panda
Professor & Dean (Research) International Institute of Health Management Research New Delhi |
Thematic Panel 1: Governance for Sustainability in Global Value Chains
| Venue | : | Conference Hall II, Main Building (Above Dinning Hall) |
| Chairperson | : | Sanjay Prasad Principal Secretary, Labour and Employment Department Government of Gujarat |
| Discussant | : | Keshab Das
Professor, Gujarat Institute of Development Research Ahmedabad |
| 1330-1430 | : | LUNCH |
| 1430-1630 | : | THEMATIC SESSIONS |
Thematic Session 3.2: Food and Nutritional Security
| Venue | : | Seminar Room III (First Floor) |
| Chairperson | : | D. Narasimha Reddy Former Professor and Dean, School of Social Sciences University of Hyderabad |
| Discussant | : | Sankar Kumar Bhaumik
Professor & Head, Centre for Economic Studies and Policies Central University of South Bihar, Gaya |
Thematic Session: 5.2: Challenge of Improving Environment
| Venue | : | Seminar Room II (First Floor) |
| Chairperson | : | Jyoti Parikh Executive Director, Integrated Research for Action and Development (IRADe), New Delhi and Member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change |
| Discussant | : | R. Parthasarathy
Professor and Director, Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad |
Thematic Session: 6.2: Strengthening Social Protection
| Venue | : | Multipurpose Room |
| Chairperson | : | Subesh K. Das Director General, Administrative Training Institute Government of West Bengal |
| Discussant | : | John D. Blomquist
Program Leader The World Bank |
Thematic Session: 7.2: Social Inclusion
| Venue | : | Seminar Room I (First Floor) |
| Chairperson | : | Karamat Ali Founder Member and Executive Director, Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research, Karachi |
| Discussant | : | Maria Beatriz Orlando
Lead Social Development Specialist The World Bank |
Thematic Panel 2: Sustainability and Inclusive Urban Development in Global Perspective
| Venue | : | Conference Hall II, Main Building (Above Dinning Hall) |
| Chairperson | : | Amitabh Kundu Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development, and former Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi |
| Discussant | : | Sanjeev Vidyarthi
Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Policy and Chair, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, The University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 1630-1700 | : | TEA |
| 1700-1900 | : | Panel Discussion on Challenge of Employment and ‘Make in India’ |
| Venue | : | Multipurpose Hall |
| Chair | : | Amitabh Kant Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog, Government of India |
| Presentation | : |
Ajit K. Ghose National Fellow, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and Honorary Professor, IHD |
| Panelists | : | Jeemol Unni Professor of Economics and Director, Institute for Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Gujarat |
| : | Kunal Sen Professor of Development Economics and Policy Manchester University |
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| : | Duncan Campbell Visiting Faculty, Cornell University and former Director Policy Integration Department, ILO, Geneva |
1900 | : | DINNER |
DAY THREE: 3 JUNE 2016
| 0830 | : | |
| 0900-1000 | : | Special Lecture |
| Chair | : | Kirit Parikh Former Member, Planning Commission, Government of India |
| Speaker | : | Arvind Subramanian Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India |
| Topic | : | “Development and Sustainability: The Case for Cleaning Coal” |
| 1000-1030 | : | TEA |
| 1030-1230 | : | THEMATIC SESSIONS |
Thematic Session: 1.3: Jobs and Economic Security
| Venue | : | Multipurpose Hall |
| Chairperson | : | Abhijit Sen Former Member, Planning Commission, Government of India |
| Discussant | : | Rinku Murgai Lead Economist, The World Bank |
Thematic Session 3.3: Food and Nutritional Security
| Venue | : | Seminar Room II (First Floor) |
| Chairperson | : | Tripurari Sharan Principal Secretary, Department of Irrigation Government of Bihar |
| Discussant | : | Devesh Roy Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute Asia Office, New Delhi |
Thematic Session 4.2: Building Healthy Lives
| Venue | : | Seminar Room I (First Floor) |
| Chairperson | : | A.K. Shiva Kumar Global Co-Chair, Know Violence in Childhood and Visiting Faculty, Ashoka University |
| Discussant | : | Charu Garg Adviser, Health Care Financing, National Health System Resource Centre, Government of India |
Thematic Session: 7.3: Social Inclusion
| Venue | : | Seminar Room III (First Floor) |
| Chairperson | : | Dilli Raj Khanal Founder Chairman, Institute of Policy Research and Development (IPRAD), Kathmandu |
| Discussant | : | Surinder S. Jodhka Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| 1230-1330 | : | VALEDICTORY SESSION |
| Venue | : | Multipurpose Hall |
| Overview of the Main Deliberations of the Conference | : | Professor Alakh N. Sharma Director, IHD, New Delhi |
| Valedictory Address | : | Dr. Bibek Debroy Member, NITI Aayog Government of India |
| Concluding Remarks | : | Dr. Maitreyi B. Das
Global Lead - Social Inclusion The World Bank |
| Vote of Thanks | : | Ms. Amrita Datta
Associate Fellow IHD, New Delhi |
| 1330 | : | LUNCH |